“Gambling was taking place in Chaco, and it had a lot of social repercussions,” said research associate Rob Weiner in the latest issue of American Archaeology. Oral histories and archaeological evidence indicate the significance of gambling at Chaco Canyon.

Read the article excerpt by Alexandra Witze.

From News at Brown:

A new study by Brown University researchers shows that the Dorset and Thule people — ancestors of today’s Inuit — created spun yarn some 500 to 1,000 years before Vikings arrived in North America. The finding, made possible in part by a new method for dating fiber artifacts contaminated with oil, is evidence of independent, homegrown indigenous fiber technology rather than a transfer of knowledge from Viking settlers.

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